Barkov Glacier

Barkov Glacier
Location of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
Location of Barkov Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Queen Maud Land
Coordinates	71°46′S 10°27′E / 71.767°S 10.450°E / -71.767; 10.450
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Orvin Mountains
Status	unknown

Barkov Glacier (71°46′S 10°27′E / 71.767°S 10.450°E / -71.767; 10.450Coordinates: 71°46′S 10°27′E / 71.767°S 10.450°E / -71.767; 10.450) is a glacier draining northeast between Mount Dallmann and the central part of the Shcherbakov Range, in the Orvin Mountains, Queen Maud Land. First photographed and roughly plotted by the Third German Antarctic Expedition, 1938–39, it was mapped from air photos and surveys by the Sixth Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956–60, remapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1960–61, and named after Soviet geographer A.S. Barkov.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Barkov Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Glaciers in the Antarctic

Glaciers of Queen Maud Land

Crevasse fields

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